The Jean Lafitte Seafood Festival returns May 29 through May 31. According to a news release, the festival will combine ...

LAFITTE, La. — Commuters in Lafitte had a hard time seeing where they were going Wednesday morning because of heavy smoke blanketing the area. The dense smoke from a possible marsh fire caused low ...

LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) – Jefferson Parish tweeted that the Kerner Swing Bridge in Lafitte was hit by a barge. Any residents still in Lafitte are advised not to drive on the bridge. Leaders believe it is ...

LAFITTE, La. (WGNO) — There’s nothing like life on the bayou. A place in Laffite brings visitors from far and near to explore the swamp on an airboat. It’s a wild ride, where you can reconnect with ...

The Louisiana Wetlands Educational Center in the town of Jean Lafitte includes exhibits on Cajun culture, the eroding ...

Recent information uncovered by new leadership at the Lafitte Area Independent Levee District, or LAILD, raises serious concerns about the district’s financial condition, past contracting practices ...

Two years after Hurricane Ida whipped through southeast Louisiana, students at Fisher Middle-High School in Lafitte continue to lead a nomadic existence. Following the hurricane, which badly damaged ...

LAFITTE, La. - Terrified in her elevated trailer home in lower Lafitte, Joann Guidry watched her neighbors' houses float off the ground or simply collapse in Hurricane Ida's 10-foot wall of water and ...

LAFITTE, La. – On the banks of Bayou Barataria, a pelican glides over the top of the brackish water, which is so calm you can hear waves lapping against the shore. Stacks of crab traps and fishing ...